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The US Will Survive Katrina

Posted by: Brenda Meyer

9 September 2005 - 1:00pm

An Australian editor theorizes about the United States' flexibility in bouncing back from even the worst tragedies, even in spite of governmental blunders.

"This was one of the worst natural disasters in human history and it was handled clumsily for the first few days. But the record is of astounding US regenerative power, not least in devastated cities."

Full Story: The US Will Recover
Source: The Australian, September 9, 2005
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